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A former restaurant and bar with three flats on the upper floors in Plymouth smashed its freehold guide price when it sold for £251,000 at auction.

The character premises at 42-44 Bretonside was among the West Country lots listed for sale by the regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson Auctioneers.

Fierce bidding pushed the final figure up well beyond its guide of £...

Single Owner Lenkiewicz Collection to be sold

Summers Place Auctions are delighted to be offering the personal collection of Eddie Powell, the well known owner and curator of The Sculpture Park, in Churt, Surrey. Over the last 40 years Eddie has not only collected sculpture, but also paintings, photographs, furniture and objet d'art.

The over 200 lots included in the sale on Tuesday, 23rd June 2015 will be reflecting this....

Rise in failed deals prompts more to buy homes differently

Think buying a house and you think estate agents. But increasingly people in the South-West are turning to auctions to buy a home or land because they want the certainty a deal will go through.

The number of “fall-throughs” – the term used for when the house buying process falls apart for after a sale has been agreed – has increased by 12% since 2013. Combined with the popularity of TV...

17th Century cup awarded to Plymouth MP goes up for sale at Bonhams

A Charles II silver-gilt state cup and stand presented to John Sparke, MP for Plymouth from 1677-1680, is for sale at Bonhams Fine Silver Sale in New Bond Street on 13 November. Its value is estimated at £40,000-50,000.

John Sparke (1636-80) belonged to a prominent Plymouth family. He was the eldest son of Jonathan Sparke and married in 1663 Mary, daughter of Sir Alexander Carew, Bt....

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